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C17510 Copper vs. C46400 Brass

Both C17510 copper and C46400 brass are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17510 copper and the bottom bar is C46400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 5.4 to 37
17 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 500
270 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 750
160 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22 to 54
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23 to 54
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 92
76 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 2410
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 30
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.9 to 98.4
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 2.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.3 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4